Sectional built portable house



G. W. RAPPLEYEA SEGTIONAL BUILT PORTABLE HOUSE Filed March 14. 1927 5Sheets-Sheet 37.

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G. W. RAPPLEYEA SECTIONAL BUILT PORTABLE HOUSE Filed March 14. 1927 3Shuts-Sheet Get. 305' 1928.

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Patented Oct. 30,1928.

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Application filed-March 1 4 1927. Serial No. 175,189.

The present invention relates a structure commonly vknown in the tradeas a sectional built'portable house; that is,,a house. whlch isassembled from pre-formed units and sections. I

I am aware, of course, that 1t is not broadly new in ms art to provideready made frames and in fact completely assembled units ready forerection on the t For t 1 is reason, I would state that the allegednovelty in the present invention is d rected to. specific improvementsincertain of the each other as to provide. an exceptionally .'part.-, Anoutstanding advantage of theinventlon,

is in the corner postconst'ruction,

bottom and pinned the corner recessed at its to mortised sills, thearrangement being such that spreading of the parts is prevented andweight and stresses :and. strains evenly d1stributed so that the bulkfofthe weight 15 brought to bear upon sturdy concrete tion piers,such asare provided.

' A further feature of construction is derived from theuse of speciallydesigned frames, constructed -to facilitate, application of the postsbeing to facilitate mounting of windows. 7

A further advantage is derived from the association of the end frames atthe corners of the building, which are arranged to receive the cornerposts, the latter being properly bolted'in place, in order to secure ar1g1d assembly of parts.

which cooperates with certain details A further feature and advantage isderived from the provision of ledge forming strips which are carried bythe sills and central stringers, in the floor construction and whichserve to operate as rests for the end portions of the joists whichsupport the sub-flooring.

A-still further structural feature is a tie strip which serves toconnect the upper. end portions of the wall frames, together, and in theroof construction. I

Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent fromthe following description anddrawings.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of'the outstanding featuresof construction, showin them in assembled relationship to clearly ringout the alleged novelty.

premises.

strip. details, these being-so. made and associatedwithfoundainteriorwall boarding, or

Figure 2 is a side elevation of a cornerportion of the structure withthe boarding removed.

' Figure 3 is a section at right angles to Figure 2, the section beingon the line I 3+3 of Figure 2. t

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail horizontal section on the line 4-4 ofFigure 2. v

Fi re 5 is a section through one of the sills, showing one end of ajoist resting on the ledge Figure spective view structlon.

6 is an enlarged fragmentaryper j showing the sill and post con Figure 7is asectional and-elevationalview.

showlng the gable roof. construction. Figure 8 is a view somewhat.likeFigu re5,.- showing, how the joist cooperates with; the central stringerin the floor construction. Z

Figure a fragmentary elevational view, showing a-gfspecial ,boltconnection between; side frames and roof. I

Figure 10 is aperspective View. of. spe; J i

cialbolt r In carrying out the invention, -I'employ a plurality of likeframes. For, "instance," as

shownin Figure-2, by the reference character 1. It is of general.rectangularconfiguration, andcomprises a pair of vertical timbers 2,central timber 3 of corresponding proportion, and connecting crosspieces 4:. In addition .I provide hori-' zontal top and bottom bars 5and 6, respeetively, the bar- 6 being preferably spaced abovethe lowerend of the vertical timbers 2. These various partsare secured'togetherin any approprlate manner, and the frame is ready made at the factory.In practice these frames are set in side by side relation and boltedtogether in this relationship by the bolts 7 as shown in Figure 2.However, I prefer to provide a. tie strip for connecting the top portons of the frame together, this being each frame is designated:

bolted in place by an appropriate arrangement of bolts. The lower endsof the vertical t1mber s2 are notched and adapted tofit over acomp-lemental supporting sill 8, which is placed upon the concrete orbrick piers 9. The

sills, of course, assume the customary posiwhich is 1 ill! I are tied'10 the building are portions are disposed in overlapping relation, toprovide a mortised joint. Incidentally .these extensions are formed withopenings, and a connecting pin 9 is fitted therein. In this connection,it will be noted that the pin extends or projects above the top edges ofthe sill. Closely associated with the pin and the sill is the verticalcorner post 11, which as before indicated is provided with arightangular vertically elongated recess 12, in-one corner. This recessis of a. proportion to fit down over the connected end portions of thesill and when the top of the recess rests upon the upper edges of thesill, the extended portion of the pin 9 goes into a socket 13 providedfor this purpose. The recess 12 is accurately pro rtioned with respectto the .sides of the sill, so that the corner posts may rest down on theconcrete pier instance, in Figure 3. In this way, the sills together andthe post is coupled to them, and part of the Weight from the post is onthe sills and part on the concrete piers. Consequently, it is uniformlydistributed, and

p 25 strain and breakage is decidedly lessened.

Attention is invited to Figure 4, wherein it will be seen that-ncornenconstruction ofqlthe building is shown. As is obvious, the endmostframes 1, on the respective side walls of arranged in the relationshipshown, in order to accommodate the square post. Boththe bottom and thetop bolts 14 and 15 are assed through the vertical end timbers of t erespective frames 1, and the t 11. They are arranged in intersectingreation to provide a good tight joint. Of course, an appropriate cornice15 is provided here to conceal theimeeting edges of the parts and toprovide a weather proof joint.

onsidering now the construction of the floor, it will be seen that thecustomary central stringer 16 (seeFigure 1) is provided and extendingfrom -opposite sides of this at'right angles thereto are the joists 17.Considering these parts carefully, it will be noted that on oppositelongitudinal sides are ledge strips 18, an above these are smallvertical cleats 19, the cleats being arranged in pairs to providesprockets for reception of the adjacent end of t e joist. This samearrangement of details serves to provide a means for guiding the joistsso that they are uniformly spaced apart, properly distributed andreadily assembled. By directing attention now to Figure 5, it will beseen that appropriate supporting blocks or strips 20 are fastened to theinner sides of the sills 88 in such position as to raise the upper edgesof the joist 17 to the approximate elevation shown. This arrangement, itis believed, transfers the stress and strain in a manner to preventoutward pushing of, the sills from the weight of the flooring. In thedrawings, I have merely shown the subfiooring 21 which may be of anyappropriate con struction.

as shown, for

The construction I customary lines of construction. As observed inFigure 1, for instance, I show a gable roof construction, whichincludes. central ridge piece with inclined beams 23 extendingdownwardly therefrom and connecting with horizontal rafters 24. In thisconnect-ion, it will be noted that the lower ends of the beams are cutto provide appropriate joints. Moreover the outer ends of the raftersrest upon the aforesaid tie strip which is bolted to the top bars of theaforesaid frame. If desired, a facing and frieze forming board 25 may beemployed and nailed over the meeting edges of the tie strips and topbars of the frames to conceal these. Also, in order to insuretightconnection between the beams and the tie strips, I provide L-shapedconnecting bolts 26 which assume the relationship shown in 'Figure 9.The rafters and beams are connected together by vertical struts 27 anddiagonal bracing-presses 28. Moreover the beams 23 are provided withsmall cleats 29 withwh-ich the purlins 30 are connected. The sheathingboards 31 are laid in the customary manner, and the shingles 32 arefastened thereto as usual. Of course, to complete the exterior of theroof construction, a ridge cap 33 is provided at the apex.

In finishing off the frame work, weather boards 34 are nailed to theexterior side of the aforesaid frames 1, windows 35 are arranged atappropriate points. In addition, wall and ceilin boards 36 are fastenedto the inner side of the frame and are joined together by. panels 37.Customary wash boards 38. and molding 39 are provided at the bottom. Itis particular advantageous in making a frame of a construction ready forerection, nailing the weather board on the outside, the wall board onthe inside and so constructing the frame to dispose the braces and partsthereof in a position to permit windows to be mounted-in the properframe, whereby an entire section comprising weather boards, windows,wall boards, and trim may be furnished ready for installing.

While it is of no unusual importance, I prefer to employ an outsidecasin board as indicated at 40, (see Figure 1 this being formed with anapron 41. This board goes against the sill and lower weather board toconceal the joint structure and to give the outside of the structure apleasing appearance.

Before concluding the description, I wish to point out that corner postconstructions, such as are'employed at the present day by the majorityof builders consist of a simple four by four timber which is bolted tothe outside walls, thesills abutting up against the corner osts. Becauseof the Weight on the floor joists the push the sill outward or awayfrom, the building. This is of the roof is along the joists have atendency to prevented, in a measure, by the I adjacent ends notched tooutside wall sections which are bolted tothe corner posts, but thisplaces an undue strain on the bolt and is a weak point in the design ofsectional built portable houses. The improvement referred to in theoutset of the description locks the sills and prevents them from beingspreaded or pushed out from the building. It permits the: sills'to'meet,and they can therefore be mortised and notched together and therebymakes a much more rigid and dependable joint construction. In the past,if the sills were jointed or notched, the corner post had to set on topof the sills, and if the corner post set on the foundation, then thesill could not meet. This improvement makes an interlocking corner postwhich securely locks the sills strain or outward bulging. "It alsoeliminates the use of tie rods and turn buckles for tying the sillstogether.

It is believed that by considering the description in connectlon withthe drawing, a

clear understanding of the invention wlll be had. Therefore, a morelengthy description isthought unnecessary. Minor changes comingwithin'the field of invention claimed may be resorted to, if desired.

I claim: I 1. In a structure of the class described, in combination, asupporting pier, a pair of right angularly disposed provide extensions,

having its and having a recess on oneside forming a in place andprevents sins having their class described,

adj acent'ends notched to provide extensions, and to form interlockingconnections, a connecting pin extending extensions and projecting abovethe upper edges of the sills, a vertically extending post lower endresting on said pier,

pocket for reception of adjacent end portions of the sills, said posthaving an additional socket receiving the upper projecting end of saidpin,

and the .vertical end ing through the post frames for connecttimbers ofthe respective ing the three parts together.

whereof I afiix my signature.

In testimony RGE W. BAPPLEYEA.

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pier, a pair or right angularly extending sills having their through therespective.

whereby said sills and postsare tied together and the stress and strainspace there- I "between, intersecting connectlng bolts pass-

